Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women

Rates of intimate partner violence vary widely across regions. Evidence suggests that some of this variation can be attributed to exposure to armed conflict. This study exploits variation in the timing and location of conflict events related to the...

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Main Authors:	Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa, Kelly, Jocelyn, Rubin, Amalia, Arango, Diana J.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	FORCED DISPLACEMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/478241635473536616/Intimate-Partner-Violence-and-Household-Decision-Making-Autonomy-Effects-of-the-Malian-Conflict-on-Women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36472

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spelling	okr-10986-364722021-11-05T05:10:39Z Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa Kelly, Jocelyn Rubin, Amalia Arango, Diana J. FORCED DISPLACEMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES Rates of intimate partner violence vary widely across regions. Evidence suggests that some of this variation can be attributed to exposure to armed conflict. This study exploits variation in the timing and location of conflict events related to the war in Mali to examine the effect of conflict on intimate partner violence and some women’s empowerment outcomes. The study used data from the Demographic and Health Survey spatially linked to conflict data from the Armed Conflict Location and Events Database. Wartime conflict increases the prevalence of women’s experiences of intimate partner violence. It also increases women’s household decision making autonomy but decreases women’s ability to decide how their earnings are deployed. The results imply that to be successful, programs to mitigate these adverse effects of conflict on women need to be context specific and rely on data-driven evidence from situations of conflict whenever possible. Policy makers are called to design programs that address harmful gender norms and intimate partner violence at the individual/household and community levels, especially for women residing in areas with high-intensity conflict. Measurement of women’s empowerment should consistently include several domains of women’s lives to gauge progress in voice and agency, financial autonomy, and violence reduction. 2021-11-04T14:19:54Z 2021-11-04T14:19:54Z 2021-10 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/478241635473536616/Intimate-Partner-Violence-and-Household-Decision-Making-Autonomy-Effects-of-the-Malian-Conflict-on-Women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36472 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9821 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Mali
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spellingShingle	FORCED DISPLACEMENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa Kelly, Jocelyn Rubin, Amalia Arango, Diana J. Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women
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description	Rates of intimate partner violence vary widely across regions. Evidence suggests that some of this variation can be attributed to exposure to armed conflict. This study exploits variation in the timing and location of conflict events related to the war in Mali to examine the effect of conflict on intimate partner violence and some women’s empowerment outcomes. The study used data from the Demographic and Health Survey spatially linked to conflict data from the Armed Conflict Location and Events Database. Wartime conflict increases the prevalence of women’s experiences of intimate partner violence. It also increases women’s household decision making autonomy but decreases women’s ability to decide how their earnings are deployed. The results imply that to be successful, programs to mitigate these adverse effects of conflict on women need to be context specific and rely on data-driven evidence from situations of conflict whenever possible. Policy makers are called to design programs that address harmful gender norms and intimate partner violence at the individual/household and community levels, especially for women residing in areas with high-intensity conflict. Measurement of women’s empowerment should consistently include several domains of women’s lives to gauge progress in voice and agency, financial autonomy, and violence reduction.
format	Working Paper
author	Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa Kelly, Jocelyn Rubin, Amalia Arango, Diana J.
author_facet	Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa Kelly, Jocelyn Rubin, Amalia Arango, Diana J.
author_sort	Ekhator-Mobayode, Uche Eseosa
title	Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women
title_short	Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women
title_full	Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women
title_fullStr	Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women
title_full_unstemmed	Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women
title_sort	intimate partner violence and household decision making autonomy : effects of the malian conflict on women
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/478241635473536616/Intimate-Partner-Violence-and-Household-Decision-Making-Autonomy-Effects-of-the-Malian-Conflict-on-Women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36472
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Intimate Partner Violence and Household Decision Making Autonomy : Effects of the Malian Conflict on Women

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